Bookish Bookstore on Euclid has shut its doors but its owner plans to make it a mobile business. Photo: Bookish Bookish Bookstore on Euclid has shut its doors but its owner plans to make it a mobile business. Photo: Bookish BOOKISH REINVENTION Bookish, that small, stylish bookstore at 1816 Euclid Ave., has shut its doors after just one […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Students at Le Conte Elementary enjoy persimmons from the school’s tree. Photo: @BerkeleyDineOut on Twitter BERKELEY DINE OUT Berkeley schools district-wide incorporate gardening and cooking into the curriculum. The idea is that the school gardens produce healthy habits and interdisciplinary lessons, along with the fruits and vegetables. But the program has lost federal funding and needs […]
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There’s more to Berkeley’s Uncharted festival than ideas
Along with engaging with some of the world’s leading thinkers, Uncharted ticket-holders get to look forward to seeing (top to bottom, l to r): Vocal Rush, Michael LaMacchia 3o, Nell Robinson (l), Joyce Maynard, and Calvin Keys ticket-holders get to look forward to seeing (top to bottom, l to r): Vocal Rush, Michael LaMacchia 3o, Nell Robinson […]
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New independent bookstore Bookish opens in Berkeley
Bookish, at 1816 Euclid Ave, has been re-opened by Gina Davidson, who threw in the towel with corporate America to pursue her dream of opening a bookstore. Photo: Tracey Taylor There’s a new bookstore in town, or at least a newly owned bookstore. After ditching a career in what she terms “corporate America,” Gina Davidson has taken […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
A furniture company will move into 2001 San Pablo Ave. SAN PABLO & UNIVERSITY The area around San Pablo and University Avenues is buzzing with new tenants moving in to vacant retail spaces. As previously noted, eco-friendly mattresses and sleep products store Keetsa is moving into the building at 2117 San Pablo, having relocated from the 811 University. […]
